Hugh Herr, MIT professor advances bionics
In 1982 Hugh Herr lost his legs due to frostbite and learned that “people are never broken”. He designed legs for himself which allowed him to return to climbing and…
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National Brain Injury Awareness Month – Resources For the Rest of the Year
Today marks the last day of the annual National Brain Injury Awareness Month, but that doesn’t mean we should forget about the injury sustained by an estimated 1.7 million children…
ReadStudy Claims Almost a Third of MMA Fights End in Concussions
It is no surprise that concussions are common for mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters. It is a sport built around fighting after all. But, you may be surprised by just…
ReadNavy Football Player Dies After Falling Into Coma During Practice
Over the weekend, Navy football player Will McKamey was hospitalized after collapsing during practice. The 19-year-old freshman running back and Fourth Class Midshipman fell into a coma, and three days…
ReadCan You Suffer a Concussion With No Symptoms?
Despite recent headlines proclaiming otherwise, we are still years away from a definitive test for concussions or traumatic brain injuries reaching the markets and the hands of healthcare professionals. Without…
ReadHigh Rates of Veterans Struggle With TBI-Related Uncontrollable Laughing and Crying
Traumatic brain injury may be called the signature injury of veterans coming back from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but that doesn’t mean we understand the cause and effects…
ReadFirst Soccer and Rugby Players Diagnosed With CTE
Repeated brain injuries is a big topic of concern for organized sports right now. While the NFL gets the spotlight for denying the seriousness of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, reports are…
ReadAll 50 States Have Laws Protecting Student-Athletes From Concussions
You might not be able to tell by looking at the headlines, but the push to protect athletes from traumatic brain injuries has made some huge progress over the past…
ReadNew Study Says Brain Injuries May Be Identified By a Protein in the Blood
Clinical evidence for a blood test that may be able to identify brain injuries quickly continues to grow, as Swedish researchers say the presence of high-levels of tau proteins in…
ReadSecond Chance to Live Celebrates 8 Years
Craig Phillips, founder of the website, “Second Chance to Live,” is celebrating the site’s eight year anniversary. Craig continues to thrive as a survivor of brain injury, and is…
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